<s>
The	O
Modbook	B-Device
is	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
a	O
pen-enabled	O
Mac	B-Device
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
first	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Axiotron	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
from	O
2008	O
to	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
by	O
Modbook	B-Device
Inc	O
.	O
from	O
2012	O
to	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
aftermarket	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
based	O
on	O
certain	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
and	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
product	O
lines	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manufactured	O
using	O
the	O
original	O
motherboard	O
and	O
all	O
other	O
core	O
components	O
of	O
a	O
previously	O
purchased	O
,	O
genuine	O
Apple	O
laptop	O
computer	O
,	O
the	O
Modbook	B-Device
is	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
unmodified	O
and	O
maintain	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
compatibility	O
with	O
any	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
application	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
the	O
initial	O
donor	O
MacBook	B-Device
or	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Modbook	B-Device
are	O
,	O
like	O
every	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
before	O
it	O
,	O
protected	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
by	O
the	O
First-sale	O
doctrine	O
and	O
similar	O
legal	O
concepts	O
in	O
most	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
website	O
Modbook.com	O
has	O
been	O
suspended	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
not	O
updated	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
and	O
Wefunder	O
campaigns	O
in	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
successful	O
campaign	O
funding	O
and	O
website	O
preorders	O
,	O
the	O
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
X	O
still	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
fulfilled	O
to	O
customers	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
California-based	O
Axiotron	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
the	O
Modbook	B-Device
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
Macworld	O
Conference	O
&	O
Expo	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
available	O
pen-enabled	O
tablet	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
and	O
won	O
a	O
Best	O
in	O
Show	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Modbook	B-Device
started	O
shipping	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
Macworld	O
2008	O
and	O
was	O
positively	O
received	O
as	O
the	O
pen-based	O
macOS	B-Application
based	O
tablet	B-Device
Apple	O
fans	O
had	O
been	O
waiting	O
for	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
components	O
of	O
a	O
MacBook	B-Device
and	O
a	O
built-in	O
Wacom	O
digitizer	B-Device
for	O
pen	B-Device
input	B-Device
,	O
in	O
a	O
slate-style	O
form	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Modbook	B-Device
used	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
MacBook	I-Device
Core	O
2	O
Duo	O
White	O
with	O
speeds	O
of	O
1.8GHz	O
and	O
2GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
pen	B-Device
support	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Penabled	O
Wacom	O
digitizing	O
technology	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
touch	O
input	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Axiotron	O
Digitizer	B-Device
Pen	I-Device
featured	O
512	O
pressure	O
levels	O
,	O
2	O
programmable	O
side	O
buttons	O
plus	O
an	O
eraser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Modbook	B-Device
also	O
was	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
improved	O
LCD	O
panel	O
,	O
more	O
suited	O
for	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
offering	O
wider	O
viewing	O
angles	O
and	O
higher	O
contrast	O
colors	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
base	O
MacBook	B-Device
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
AnyView	O
"	O
display	O
was	O
bonded	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
ForceGlass	O
"	O
screen	O
cover	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
chemically	O
strengthened	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
durability	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
featured	O
an	O
etched	O
surface	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
response	O
of	O
the	O
digitizer	B-Device
pen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectivity	O
options	O
on	O
the	O
Modbook	B-Device
were	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
underlying	O
MacBook	B-Device
and	O
include	O
two	O
USB	O
2.0	O
ports	O
and	O
a	O
single	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Networking	O
was	O
supported	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
,	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
card	O
that	O
supports	O
the	O
802.11	O
a/b/g/draft	O
-n	O
specification	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Modbook	B-Device
could	O
also	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
an	O
external	O
display	O
device	O
using	O
a	O
Mini-DVI	B-Protocol
port	O
(	O
supports	O
DVI	O
,	O
VGA	O
,	O
S-video	O
,	O
and	O
composite	O
video	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
included	O
a	O
built-in	B-Device
CD/DVD	I-Device
or	I-Device
DVD	I-Device
burner	I-Device
,	O
built-in	O
iSight	B-Protocol
Camera	I-Protocol
,	O
built-in	O
Mounting	O
Locks	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
VESA	O
compatible	O
mounting	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
optional	O
built-in	O
WAAS	O
Global	O
Positioning	O
System	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
segments	O
of	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
are	O
removed	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
the	O
keyboard	O
,	O
LCD	O
screen	O
and	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
done	O
either	O
to	O
a	O
new-from-Apple	O
MacBook	B-Device
for	O
a	O
device	O
sold	O
complete	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
owner	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
the	O
customer	O
's	O
previously	O
owned	O
MacBook	B-Device
for	O
an	O
aftermarket	O
modification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
newly	O
founded	O
Southern	O
California-based	O
Modbook	B-Device
Inc.	O
,	O
the	O
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
uses	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
conversion	O
process	O
and	O
enclosure	O
design	O
to	O
convert	O
a	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
13.3-inch	O
standard	O
display	O
model	O
into	O
an	O
all	O
black	O
,	O
all	O
aluminum	O
slate-style	O
pen-enabled	O
Mac	B-Device
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
specifications	O
start	O
with	O
a	O
2.5GHz	O
Intel	O
Core	O
i5	O
processor	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
16GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
and	O
either	O
a	O
1TB	O
hard	O
drive	O
or	O
a	O
960GB	O
SSD	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
SuperDrive	B-Device
and	O
Intel	O
HD	O
4000	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
is	O
targeted	O
at	O
creative	O
professionals	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
a	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
running	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
pen-enabled	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
X	O
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
one-off	O
,	O
limited	O
production	O
run	O
,	O
starting	O
off	O
as	O
a	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
several	O
delays	O
,	O
caused	O
by	O
technical	O
challenges	O
and	O
subsequent	O
Apple	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
eventually	O
evolved	O
into	O
Modbook	B-Device
Inc.	O
’	O
s	O
next	O
commercial	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
the	O
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
X	O
with	O
Touch	O
Bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
X	O
machines	O
were	O
delivered	O
to	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
X	O
with	O
Touch	O
Bar	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
together	O
with	O
Modbook	B-Device
Inc.	O
’	O
s	O
first	O
Equity	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
hosted	O
on	O
the	O
Wefunder	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
begin	O
shipping	O
after	O
a	O
successful	O
closing	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Modbook	B-Device
models	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
X	O
is	O
a	O
tablet-to-laptop	B-Device
convertible	I-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
top-end	O
15.4-inch	O
Touch	O
Bar	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Modbook	B-Device
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
has	O
not	O
delivered	O
any	O
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
X	O
or	O
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
X	O
with	O
Touch	O
Bar	O
machines	O
to	O
any	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
Modbook.com	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
suspended	O
.	O
</s>
